Georgia judge is found dead in courtroom on final day on bench

Video jurors outside a Maine courthouse tackled a convicted criminal, Nicholas Carter, who ran out in handcuffs after being found guilty of assaulting a 14-month-old. In a separate incident, Georgia State Court Judge Stephen Yekel was found dead in a courtroom, suspected to have died by suicide with a self-inflicted gunshot. Yekel, appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp, lost his reelection bid earlier this year, with his term set to end on December 31, 2024. The Effingham County Board of Commissioners expressed deep sadness over Yekel’s death at the courthouse.

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